Capoue is already in Vila-real to close his signing

Villarreal expects to close the signing of French midfielder Étienne Capoue on Wednesday, after praising him last Saturday. The footballer arrived in the city of Vila-real on Tuesday to pass the relevant medical examination, in addition to closing the pending fringes of his signing.

With this, the Castellón club will close in the next few hours the incorporation of a player who after the injury of midfielder Vicente Iborra was a priority. Unai Emery himself acknowledged on Tuesday that the arrival of a midfielder was vital, admitting that Capoue's had been from the first moment “the best option to reinforce that square”.

Initially, the player arrives for the military in yellow for the remainder of this season and two more campaigns, although for now the club de la Plana has not wanted to confirm this data. A transfer for which the people of Castellón have paid a transfer, although the exact amount has not been confirmed for now, speculating that it could be between 1.5 and 2 million euros.

Capoue, 32, arrives at Villarreal after his experience in English football, in which he has played more than two hundred games. His last team was Watford. The Castellón team is looking for a player in the French footballer who will give his team defensive balance, to which must be added the ability to deliver the ball from behind with more clarity.